My son needled me the other day about my hockey bag having wheels, quoting some young buck hockey philosopher / trash talker, "If your bag has wheels, it's a sure sign you don't". Hmmm...well played.
Category: jokes
Birdseye Center
One of Canada's most wonderful comic strips from days gone by was Birdseye Center. Jimmy Frise of the Toronto Star was the man behind it. It was brilliant. You can learn more at this link and if you love the romance behind old-school, small town hockey, check out this cartoon of the fan being ejected …
Hockey and British History
I've written previously that my high school hockey coach was a man named Dave Bowen from Peterborough. A fabulous coach. A student of the game and someone who just dripped passion for it, he really made it fun for me and was one of those people who, looking back, pushed me to be more than …
Leafy Images
I don't have attribution for these images but would be happy to acknowledge whoever created them. These were sent to me by some hockey buddies who thought they would add colour to rinktales. For all you Toronto fans, take heart - if the Leaf brand is able to conjure up images of gracious yachts …
It Really Has Been That Long
What do the Habs have that the Leaf's don't? Colour pictures of their last Stanley Cup!
I’ll Have an Oveckin
A guy walks into a bar and sits down. Bartender says "What can i get you?" The guy says "An Ovechkin". The bartender says "An Ovechkin - what's that?" The guy says "A White Russian, no ice and no cup." That said, will Ovie ever get a ring? I'd love to see it. Given how …
Ouch!
Our fearless leader, organizer and goaltender through many years of summer and winter hockey declared as he came off the ice this past Thursday night after shinny, "I bought 50 pucks at the beginning of the year and now I only have 15 left! I don't know where they all went." Without missing a beat, …
Rink Tales 